So, you’re switching from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4 and got stuck because of the inability to filter URLs like you used to. No worries, we’ve got a few options to tackle this.

First off, consider removing sensitive information, like a guid, from your URL. This is viewed as a best practice and not only affects GA but any pixel you… Read more

As of now, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) does not have a direct equivalent to the User Activity API found in Universal Analytics. Therefore, retrieving all event data related to a specific user by their userId or uid is not currently supported in GA4.

I’ve been using GA4 to BigQuery Streaming export for about a month because my daily events have exceeded the export limit (2.7 million events vs 1 million events).

In Google’s documents (https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7029846?hl=en), it says:
If the Streaming export option is enabled, a table called events_intraday_YYYYMMDD is…

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Hey, any idea why none of the tags I made in GTM are working? Cheers! Here are some links: GTM_1, GTM_2, GTM_3.

Sure, I think I know why you’re seeing this error. Google Analytics recently announced new compatibility rules for dimensions and metrics, particularly for dimensions that include a query string like ‘pagePathPlusQueryString’. It turns out that it’s only compatible with a limited set of dimensions and metrics now. You can find more details in… Read more

While I’d love to help with this issue, there seems to be missing information. You mentioned the error you notice in the tag assistant and the code you’ve installed on your website but did not provide the specific details about the error or the code. However, I can outline the common problems one might face.

Generally, this problem could be due… Read more

It seems like the issue could be related to the structure of your data or tracking codes. Make sure your data is properly structured with all the necessary values, like ‘currency’, ‘value’, and ‘items’, wrapped inside an ‘ecommerce’ object for proper tracking. Also, you need to correctly add custom triggers for the events to be captured appropriately.

Hey there, I’ve been playing around with the GA4 Query Explorer and noticed something funny. If I’m running a request with a duo of dimensions, like appVersion and firstUserCampaignId, for example, I’m getting twice as many totalUsers as I’m expecting. Weird, right?

But then, if I just request a single dimension, the totalUsers sum clears up and…

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Hey Keerthana,

Sure thing, you can definitely use the same Google Tag Manager (GTM) container for both Universal Analytics (UA) and Google Analytics 4 (GA4) properties. No worries at all.

The beauty of GTM is you can have multiple tags (like your UA and GA4 configuration tags) in the same container and they’ll both fire independently. This lets… Read more

The problem you are experiencing might be due to an incorrect or delayed syncing between your website and Google Analytics 4 (GA4). The code you have shared seems to be correctly configured for tracking events like “purchase”, including transaction_id, value, and currency. However, tracking might not be immediate. It can occasionally take from a… Read more

The error request you’re seeing is likely because you’re using “pagePathPlusQueryString” as a dimension, which is incompatible with “screenPageViews” as a metric. Try replacing “screenPageViews” with “pageViews” and “pagePathPlusQueryString” with “pagePath”. This should resolve the issue and allow your request to be processed.

Hey there! There’s actually no need for you to aggregate these events manually. You see, the awesome part about gtag is that it automatically batches these events for you! So, if you were to fire off a bunch of offer_view events rapidly, you can check your network tab and you’ll see that gtag sends them off in a single request – pretty neat, huh?… Read more

Hey Tom, it seems like a puzzling situation. Since the events are appearing in the ‘top events’ but not in the ribbon, it’s possible that there is a disconnect happening between the GTM and GA4. A common reason for this issue is that the event parameters are not defined correctly in the Data Layer or the trigger setup in GTM. Double check to make… Read more

Okay, here’s the interesting thing I’ve found. It turns out Google Analytics (GA) doesn’t play nice with a randomly generated client_id. If you try to send two events to GA’s Debug View, one with a legitimate client_id (think something along the lines of xxxxx.xxxxx) and another one with a bogus random client_id, only the one with the real deal… Read more